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Kulintang (Indonesian: kolintang, [13] Malay: kulintangan [14]) is a modern term for an ancient instrumental form of music composed on a row of small, horizontally laid gongs that function melodically, accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and drums.
National Kolintang Association of Indonesia (Persatuan Insan Kolintang Nasional (PINKAN) Indonesia) is a kulintang association in Indonesia that encourages the improvement of the quality of Kolintang Musical Ensemble artworks in line with the increasing public appreciation of the Kolintang art. PINKAN Indonesia organizes events both ...
Kulintang refers to a racked gong chime instrument played in the southern islands of the Philippines, along with its varied accompanying ensembles. Different groups have different ways of playing the kulintang. Two major groups seem to stand out in kulintang music. These are the Maguindanaon and the Maranao.
An intricately-carved kulintang of the Maranao people One type of traditional Moro musical instrument is the kulintang , a gong made from bronze or brass found in the southern Philippines. This creates a unique sound that varies in the speed it is hit which includes the Binalig, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] Tagonggo and the Kapanirong plus others more also ...
The Maguindanao kulintang ensemble, called basalen or palabunibuniyan is the traditional gong chime ensemble of the Maguindanao.Other forms of the kulintang ensembles are played in parts of Southeast Asia especially in the eastern parts of Maritime Southeast Asia — southern Philippines, eastern Indonesia, eastern Malaysia, Brunei and Timor. [1]
The original history of the kulintang ensemble originates from the Maritime Southeast Asia region, and primary including the southern areas of the Philippines, which was majority Muslim. Characteristics of the Kulintang ensemble use in Filipino practices include a virtuosic and codified system of improvisation.
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Kularts (Kulintang Arts Inc.) is a San Francisco, California, based non-profit organization founded in 1985. It presents contemporary and tribal Filipino arts . Its mission is to expand the understanding of American Filipino culture, by sponsoring productions and presentations in the United States.